Importing DWG to Vectorworks

[MacDaddyCK]

Hey Hive mind,

I am using Vworks Spotlight 2023.  The drafting coming from designers are large DWG files and they are taking forever to import.  These are not super complicated drawings. The files are anywhere from 300kb to 60mbs.  The larger ones are taking upward of 45 minutes to import.  Is there a faster way to open these in vectorworks?  I also use AutoCAD 2020 (but prefer working in VW).  What is the best file type to export for VW import for faster info transfer? Current file included as example.   Thanks ALL!

1935395509_CLUSTERAV-RETRO.dwg

[jcogdell]

I had a quick look at your file and as far as I tell the reason it is taking so long is that the DWG to VWX import process is trying to import 91000+objects in to the active file resources. This not only affects the import speed but will have an enormous impact on the performance of your Spotlight file afterwords as well.

Do you need the entire file?
If there are only specific parts of the DWG that you need restrict your import to only those parts, either by saving a DWG with only the part of the file you need or by using the Import dwg dialogue class/layer controls